Family | VIOLACEAE |
Genus species | Viola crassiuscula Bory sect. Melanium |
Bibliography | Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 3: 16 (1820) |
Native Range | s. Spain (Sierra Nevada) |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2200-3450m |
Description | leaves ovate to orbiculate, ca. 15mm long, entire, petiole 2cm long, flowers with yellow eye, to 15mm across |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | bright purple, pink |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
Synonyms | Mnemion lagascae Webb Viola nevadensis Boiss. Viola nevadensis var. crassiuscula (Bory) Steud. |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain) |